ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,799, issued on March 4, was assigned to Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Load sensor device having shock absorber" was invented by Hisayuki Yazawa (Niigata-ken, Japan), Tatsuru Ikarashi (Niigata-ken, Japan), Hisanobu Okawa (Niigata-ken, Japan), Ayako Otsuka (Niigata-ken, Japan) and Daisuke Tsuchiya (Niigata-ken, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load sensor device includes a load sensor that has a pressure receiver, a housing that accommodates the load sensor, an elastic member that receives a load and presses against the load sensor, and a pressing member that is provided between the elastic member and the load sensor. The pressi...